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Originally Posted by aron
How much time did Jesus spend discussing the trichotomous vs dichotomous views? I'd say that we should spend the same amount of time and attention as he did.
Everything hinges on the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Over and over the gospel message in Acts homes in on this. This was the foundation on which all the epistles were written.
Instead we get fascination with extraneous matters, like giphy-loops that cycle over and over. I'm not picking on StG who may be a better Christian than I (seriously) but the discussion, to be profitable, should be rooted and grounded in the man, his obedience and piety, suffering, shameful death (on our behalf, from the Father's love), his resurrection to glory, and his rule over every name which is named, both in this age and to come.
There's only one thing that matters, really - one thing that is the nexus of our faith, our hope, our joy, our life. Everything else, conceptually, is sourced from this, looks to this. The rest is fluff.
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Well put! And I think you will be before me in the kingdom! (yes, I am so very humble
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This resonates with me as it sounds much like exhortations I've given others on here before, when going at something ad nauseam (I've perhaps used that phrase too much lately). We haven't reached that point . . . and maybe we shouldn't try. I actually thought someone in particular would want to jump on this topic, but they didn't. So much for my little fishing expedition!
